The word ‘Veda’ means
(1) knowledge               (2) wisdom
(3) skill                          (4) power

Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?
(1) Silver                     (2) Gold
(3) Iron                        (4) Copper

Arabs were defeated in 738 A.D. by
(1) Pratiharas                       (2) Rashtrakutas
(3) Palas                              (4) Chalukyas

In the Mauryan dynasty, Kalinga war took place in the year—
(1) 260 BC                     (2) 261 BC
(3) 126 BC                     (4) 232 BC

The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are
(1) Hindu and Buddhist
(2) Buddhist and Jain
(3) Hindu and Jain
(4) Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain

The Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronised by the
(1) Pallavas                              (2) Pandyas
(3) Cholas                                (4) Cheras

Name the clan Buddha belonged to
(1) Gnathrika                 (2) Maurya
(3) Sakya                      (4) Kuru

Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?

(1) Banabhatta
(2) Harshavardhana
(3) Baskaravardhana
(4) Bindusara

During which Gupta King’s reign did the Chinese traveler Fa-Hien visit India?
(1) Chandra Gupta \(\mathrm{I}\)
(2) Samudra Gupta
(3) Chandra Gupta \(\mathrm{II}\)
(4) Kumara Gupta

St. Thomas is said to have come to India to propagate Christianity during the reign of the
(1) Cheras                          (2) Parthians
(3) Pandyas                       (4) Cholas

The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of
(1) Pucca bricks
(2) Stone
(3) Wood
(4) All of the above